{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Going With The Flow?","home_page_url":"https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/json","description":"A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. \r\n\r\nIs it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that we wrestle with each week. \r\n\r\nJoin us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!","_fireside":{"subtitle":"To go or not to go with the flow...that is the question","pubdate":"2023-12-04T05:00:00.000-08:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2024 by The River Academy","owner":"The River Academy ","image":"https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/images/0/0966bcaa-482d-4de4-bb0f-7b5f79830f00/cover.jpg?v=2"},"items":[{"id":"39da27a3-5332-4821-8611-2f8cd4077b50","title":"Episode 203: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Humane Letters Case Study)","url":"https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/tom-sawyer","content_text":"Michael and Tyler discuss a classic piece of literature taught to our 7th graders. They talk about why they teach it, what it means to our curriculum, and gives parents an idea of what they can talk about with their students.\n\nDon't forget to email us with any questions! podcast@theriveracademy.org\n\nThis podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org\n\nSubscribe: Spotify | Stitcher\nFollow: Facebook\nLearn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/","content_html":"
Michael and Tyler discuss a classic piece of literature taught to our 7th graders. They talk about why they teach it, what it means to our curriculum, and gives parents an idea of what they can talk about with their students.
\n\nDon't forget to email us with any questions! podcast@theriveracademy.org
\n\nThis podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org
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This week, we sit down for an interview with recent alumni Wyatt Darnell (who also composed the music for this podcast!) to talk about sticking it out through the end of high school at a classical Christian school.
\n\nThis podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org
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In this episode, we interview our secondary science teacher about awakening wonder in our students, pursuing the sciences from a Christian worldview, teaching as learning, and employing rhetoric in the science classroom.
\n\nThis podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org
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Tyler and Michael reignite the podcast with an eye toward discussing Classical Education's tenets in general, while also talking about the TRA Difference–how do we do Classical Education at The River Academy. Today's episode, in particular, is about Humane Letters, what it is, and our approach to literature, history, worldview, philosophy, and writing in general.
\n\nThis podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org
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NEW PODCAST from The River Academy:
\n\nBecause of COVID's curveballs, we decided to try something new: Old Time Radio Theatre. So, in the classical vein of the Golden Age of radio, we took our stage to the airwaves! We'll provide a mixture of plays, poetry, and prose, all performed by the students of The River Academy.
\n\nFind us here.
\n\nWe present a reading of William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" from Emma Cenotto.
\n\n"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
\nby William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
\nThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,
\nWhen all at once I saw a crowd,
\nA host, of golden daffodils;
\nBeside the lake, beneath the trees,
\nFluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
\nAnd twinkle on the milky way,
\nThey stretched in never-ending line
\nAlong the margin of a bay:
\nTen thousand saw I at a glance,
\nTossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
\nOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:
\nA poet could not but be gay,
\nIn such a jocund company:
\nI gazed—and gazed—but little thought
\nWhat wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
\nIn vacant or in pensive mood,
\nThey flash upon that inward eye
\nWhich is the bliss of solitude;
\nAnd then my heart with pleasure fills,
\nAnd dances with the daffodils.
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NEW PODCAST from The River Academy:
\n\nBecause of COVID's curveballs, we decided to try something new: Old Time Radio Theatre. So, in the classical vein of the Golden Age of radio, we took our stage to the airwaves! We'll provide a mixture of plays, poetry, and prose, all performed by the students of The River Academy.
\n\nFind us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and online.
\n\nFor our inaugural episode of The River Academy Theatre on the Air, we present a reading of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" from Emma Cenotto, Hailey Anderson, and Caden Vasquez.
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As our school has started–essentially–an online school, a virtual River Academy, we need to calibrate, to rethink what education looks like. Listen to Eric and Tyler talk about this daunting, yet exciting prospect!
\n\nThis podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end” by Distemper, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
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In this special, early edition of Going with the Flow, Eric and Tyler give updates on the Coronavirus and how they're preparing their school in case of closure.
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This week, Eric and Tyler address anxiety surrounding the coronavirus as well as contingency plans and the importance of knowing all the facts before we panic about something.
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Eric and Tyler talk about a new study presented by the Association of Classical Christian Schools that examines the long-term effects of Classical Christian education on its students.
\n\nLink to the study: https://classicaldifference.com/good-soil/
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This week, we have a special guest: Matt Canlis. He's the pastor of a church here in Wenatchee, he's a filmmaker, an author, and is passionate about the arts–and using them to glorify God.
\n\nLinks:
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Special Guest: Matt Canlis.
","summary":"A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. \r\n\r\nIs it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, do you think you ought to go with the flow and follow the current trends in culture? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week. \r\n\r\nJoin us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!","date_published":"2020-02-17T05:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/0966bcaa-482d-4de4-bb0f-7b5f79830f00/92b15fbb-99b9-4ca6-b8d2-cd587fce536a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47703272,"duration_in_seconds":1490}]},{"id":"3012bbbe-3bee-4267-a3a4-3838937de54a","title":"Episode 121: Generation Me, Part 5 - Be aware of your apps","url":"https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/apps","content_text":"Eric and Tyler talk about some of the apps that you should be aware of–but it's not about being afraid of the things that may be on your kids' devices. Talk with your kids, be open, be purposeful, be aware.\n\nLinks:\n\n\nCommonSenseMedia's Apps to Watch Out For\nSarasota Sheriff's Apps to Watch Out For\nFamily Education's 5 Things to Do When Your Kids Join Social Media\nFamily Educations Complete Guide to Apps\n\n\nThis podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end” by Distemper, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.\n\nSubscribe: Spotify | Stitcher\nFollow: Facebook\nLearn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/","content_html":"Eric and Tyler talk about some of the apps that you should be aware of–but it's not about being afraid of the things that may be on your kids' devices. Talk with your kids, be open, be purposeful, be aware.
\n\nLinks:
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This week, Eric and Tyler discuss a mindset of awareness for how you manage your technology individually and as a family.
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This week, we discuss a growing trend of people going techless, as well as the possible effects that technology can have on our relationships and our empathy.
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This week, Eric and Tyler talk about one way we teach our kids to turn their focus outward rather than inward: through Protocol training.
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Eric and Tyler begin talking about Millennials–but not in the way that you think. We posit that this generation doesn't deserve its reputation, and we hold up a mirror to us all.
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In the first episode of 2020, Eric and Tyler discuss setting goals (rather than resolutions) for the new year!
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Eric and Tyler, along with their special guest Tonya, discuss the Advent season and its meaning, and read a poem to remind us of our Savior's coming.
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This week, Tyler interviews Brittany and Shelby, two seniors who have graduated from TRA and are living out the values that we try to instill.
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This week, Tyler interviews Easton and Elise, two recent alumni from The River Academy. They talk about how TRA has prepared them for life after high school.
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Continuing the series on "Why I Stayed At My Classical Christian School," Eric and Tyler interview some of their star student athletes about balancing their work load, what it's like playing for a school they don't attend, and how they're living out their leadership training.
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This week, Eric and Tyler interview a group of their Seniors about why they stayed at The River Academy and how their Classical Christian education has benefited them.
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After a series of powerful interviews, Eric and Tyler discuss major takeaways and application for marriage.
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In our last marriage story (for the time being), Eric and Tyler interview Malachi and Cathy Salcido about seeking the Lord through the toughest of time and coming out on the other side all the stronger. This is a meaningful, deep conversation.
\n\nAfter you've listened to the interview, consider this song, which Cathy and Malachi sent to us; it's a meaningful song to them: https://youtu.be/YNd-PbVhnvA
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In this continuation of our series on Marriage, we interview Paul and Kim Barger, Christian marriage counsellors at Strength of Life in Wenatchee.
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In the spirit of Socrates telling us that "An unexamined life is not worth living," Tyler talks with Eric and Jen DeVries about how learning about the Enneagram has helped them grow in their marriage.
\n\nBooks and Podcast Recommendations:
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In the first of a multi-part series on marriage, Tyler interviews Eric and Jen on their relationship–the trials, the need for communication, and the need to know themselves to grow together toward God.
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Using the Harry Potter series as our model, Eric and Tyler discuss the principles that they live by when engaging with pop culture.
\n\nResources for Parents and Pop Culture:
\n\nExtracurricular Reading:
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This week, Eric and Tyler explore why we choose Classical Education. This is an introduction–we'll explore this much more as we go on.
\n\nHere are some links for further reading:
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This week, Eric and Tyler sit down with Ashley Koempel, our House Coordinator (and Math teacher extraordinaire) to talk about the ways in which House has benefitted The River Academy!
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This week, with school starting, we decided to sit down with three moms and talk about how they survive the first month of school! Special thanks to our guests: Jen DeVries, Shauna Cenotto, and Courtney Mathison!
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In our first episode of Going With The Flow?, we ask a profound question: does the world need another podcast? Are we going with the flow or swimming upstream?
\nWill this podcast change your life?
\nListen in and find out more!
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A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense.
\n\nIs it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week.
\n\nJoin us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!
\n\nThis podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end” by Distemper, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
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